I should have known what was coming when the article kicked off with, essentially, "If your tastes differ from mine, don't worry! You're not stupid, just uneduc

I should have known what was coming when the article kicked off with, essentially, "If your tastes differ from mine, don't worry! You're not stupid, just uneducated." But even then I was expecting him to list things like shoddy construction, or dull featurelessness, or cookie-cutter tract construction. No, his #1 issue is houses that are (gasp) not perfectly rectangular. #2 is houses that are are asymmetrical, but not in a cool way. He actually calls out one house specifically for having too many windows. I thought windows were for letting sunlight in, but apparently they're actually intended for class signalling. And class signalling is all this is. He gives the game away when he specifies that these rules are very important unless you're using a cool, [m/M]odern style where rule-breaking is socially approved. This is no different than the byzantine fashion codes manufactured by society matrons around the turn of the last century to exclude the vulgar nouveau riche. Never wear white after Labor Day; never have too many windows on your house.